Distributed commerce application-widget

• US 9,613,375 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chang, Stephen, Chatwani, Robert, Burkhart, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Pond, Rob
• Application Number:
  US13/600,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20120323743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,677 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26, 705 27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

In some example embodiments, a system and method are illustrated as including generating an item page that includes widget code and details related to an item for sale. Some example embodiments may include making the widget code available for retrieval from the item page.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first server and from a first client device associated with a first user account, a selection of a social network from among a plurality of social networks;

receiving, at the first server and from the first client device, an item page request indicating an item;

responsive to the item page request, generating at the first server, an executable object that generates a first widget that;

includes details about the item,

is operable to cause a transaction to be completed at the first server, and

is associated with the first user account, and

comprises an option to create a second widget placeable in a second graphical user interface, the second widget including details about the item, the second widget operable to cause a transaction to be completed at the commerce server;

causing, by transmitting the executable object from the first server to a second server that is associated with the selected social network, the first widget to be placed in a first graphical user interface on a second client device associated with a second user account, the first graphical user interface being associated with the selected social network;

responsive to operation of the option to create the second widget, causing the second widget to be placed in the second graphical user interface on a third client device associated with a third user account, the second graphical user interface being associated with the selected social network;

transmitting an update of the details about the item from the first server to the second server based on a setting of the first user account and the selection of the selected social network;

receiving, at the first server and from the second widget, a transaction request generated by the second widget on the third client device, the transaction request including a buyer identifier;

determining that the buyer identifier is valid;

based on the determination that the buyer identifier is invalid, causing presentation of a security image on the third client device;

receiving, from the third client device, an alpha-numeric sequence of characters for the security image;

verifying the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters; and

responsive to the receipt of the transaction request and the verification of the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters, causing a transaction for the item to be completed at the first server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the placing of the first widget includes inserting the first widget into a web interface capable of displaying based on a markup language.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the placing of the first widget includes inserting the first widget into the first graphical user interface as displayed on a cell phone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the placing of the first widget includes inserting the first widget into the first graphical user interface as displayed on a television.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the placing of the first widget includes inserting the first widget into the first graphical user interface as displayed on a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction request identifies a description published by the first server.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a request from the first widget to watch the description.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a bid generated by the first widget.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises a search of the commerce server.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction request identifies a description published by the commerce server and the description describes a good or service for sale.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically inserting code for the first widget into a webpage.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a widget identifier to the first widget; and

wherein

the transaction request from the second widget includes the widget identifier.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the transaction request generated by the second widget from the second user account; and

authenticating the second user account.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the executable object is generated based on a listing of the item published by the commerce server.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the second graphical user interface is a social networking page.

16. A system comprising:

a server including;

a memory that stores instructions;

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving, at a first server and from a first client device associate with a user account, a selection of a social network from among a plurality of social networks;

receiving, at the first server and from the first client device, an item page request indicating an item;

responsive to the item page request, generating at the first server, an executable object that generates a first widget that;

includes details about the item,

is operable to cause a transaction to be completed at a commerce server, and

is associated with the user account, and

comprises an option to create a second widget placeable in a second graphical user interface, the second widget including details about the item, the second widget operable to cause a transaction to be completed at the commerce server;

causing, by transmitting the executable object from the first server to a second server that is associated with the selected social network, the first widget to be placed in a first graphical user interface on a second client device associated with a second user account, the first graphical user interface associated with the selected social network;

responsive to operation of the option to create the second widget, causing the second widget to be placed in a second graphical user interface on a third client device associated with a third user account, the second graphical user interface being associated with the selected social network;

transmitting an update of the details about the item from the first server to the second server based on a setting of the first user account and the selection of the selected social network;

receiving, at the first server and from the second widget, a transaction request generated by the second widget on the third client device, the transaction request including a buyer identifier;

determining that the buyer identifier is valid;

based on the determination that the buyer identifier is invalid, causing presentation of a security image on the third client device;

receiving, from the third client device, an alpha-numeric sequence of characters for the security image;

verifying the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters; and

responsive to the receipt of the transaction request and the verification of the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters, causing a transaction for the item to be completed at the commerce server.

17. A machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a first server and from a first client device associated with a first user account, a selection of a social network from among a plurality of social networks;

receiving, at the first server and from the first client device, an item page request indicating an item;

responsive to the item page request, generating at the first server, an executable object that generates a first widget that;

includes details about the item,

is operable to cause a transaction to be completed at a commerce server, and

is associated with the first user account, and

comprises an option to create a second widget placeable in a second graphical user interface, the second widget including details about the item, the second widget operable to cause a transaction to be completed at the commerce server;

causing, by transmitting the executable object from the first server to a second server that is associated with the selected social network, the first widget to be placed in a first graphical user interface on a second client device associated with a second user account, the first graphical user interface being associated with the selected social network;

responsive to operation of the option to create the second widget, causing the second widget to be placed in a second graphical user interface on a third client device associated with a third user account, the second graphical user interface being associated with the selected social network;

transmitting an update of the details about the item from the first server to the second server based on a setting of the first user account and the selection of the selected social network;

receiving, at the first server and from the second widget, a transaction request generated by the second widget on the third client device, the transaction request including a buyer identifier;

determining that the buyer identifier is valid;

based on the determination that the buyer identifier is invalid, causing presentation of a security image on the third client device;

receiving, from the third client device, an alpha-numeric sequence of characters for the security image;

verifying the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters; and

responsive to the receipt of the transaction request and the verification of the received alpha-numeric sequence of characters, causing a transaction for the item to be completed at the first server.